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The electrical properties of Au nanoparticles protected by thiol-functionalized oligo(phenylene-ethynylene) (OPE), 1,4-bis-(3-mercapto-phenylethynyl)benzene have been investigated by scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) and scanning tunneling spectroscopy (STS). The STM and scanning electron microscopy images of chemisorbed OPE-protected Au nanoparticles on Au(111) surface were similar, and the densities were almost identical. OPE-protected Au nanoparticles exhibited stochastic conductance switching behaviors, and current-voltage (I–V) and log I–V characteristics by STS at 100 K showed Coulomb blockade behaviors. The charging energy of Au nanoparticles was as high as 0.57 eV when the core diameter was 2.1 nm. Our results are significant for single-electron transistor memory applications.
Published in:
Applied Physics Letters
(Volume:101
,
Issue:
8
)
Date of Publication: Aug 2012
- Page(s):
- 083115 - 083115-5
- ISSN :
- 0003-6951
- Digital Object Identifier :
- 10.1063/1.4747720
- Product Type:
- Journals & Magazines
- Date of Current Version :
- 27 August 2012
- Issue Date :
- Aug 2012
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